Three stand trial over Fukushima nuclear disaster

Three former executives at the operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant went on trial yesterday, the only people to face a criminal court in connection with the 2011 disaster.

The trio - (from left on board) former Tokyo Electric Power chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata and former vice-presidents Sakae Muto and Ichiro Takekuro - pleaded not guilty to charges of professional negligence resulting in death and injury.

A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 01, 2017, with the headline 'Three stand trial over Fukushima nuclear disaster'. Print Edition | Subscribe

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